Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York (“KCS”) shares your concerns about privacy on our Website, www.KCSNY.ORG. In order to better protect your privacy, KCS is providing this notice explaining its online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used on the Website. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy, being part of the larger policies of KCS, works in conjunction with the other policies and procedures of KCS but does not modify or supersede them. On occasion, KCS may run promotions or conduct other activities or programs with affiliate partners from this Website. In such event, we may post additional privacy terms in conjunction with such promotions, activities, or programs that modify and/or supplement this Privacy Policy and govern the use of information related to or received through such promotions or activities.
YOUR CONTINUED VIEWING OF OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF ANY CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO ANY SUCH CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS.
KCS’s Collection and Use of Your Information
In the course of using the Website and other activities or programs through the Website, KCS may ask you for your personal information, including but not limited to your or, if you are signing up for another, the names of the participant(s), applicable e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, fax number as well as other relevant information. KCS may also collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of the websites, such as aggregate data about the number of visits to the website and/or aggregate data about the pages visited.
How KCS Uses the Information
KCS may use the non-personally identifiable information (“Aggregate Data”) to improve the design and content of the Website as well as related activities and programs and to enable KCS to personalize your experience with KCS and in the Website. KCS may use the Aggregate Data to analyze the Website usage as well as create services and/or products to further KCS’s endeavors and other activities.
Except as otherwise indicated, KCS uses the personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) you provide about yourself: (a) to respond to any of your inquiries or questions about our services and other programs; (b) for internal and external marketing and other promotional purposes, including but not limited to KCS’s donor database; (c) to provide you information, materials, promotional news/invites, and other advertisements regarding the services, promotional activities, and programs that are being planned or offered by or through KCS or KCS’s partners (with or without the cooperation of KCS); (d) to contact or notify you directly or through outside service provider (e.g. Constant Contact) programs, events, materials and/or information that KCS believes may be of interest to you including those mentioned herein; (e) to cooperate with government officials or other third party organization parties in legal proceeding, or as otherwise required by law; (f) to protect the security or integrity of the Website; (g) to protect against a threat of safety or destruction of property (including the goodwill of KCS); and/or (h) to protect or prevent against any interest of KCS, including but not limited to legal risks or liabilities. In all cases, however, the KCS board of directors, officers, employees, staff, agents, and contractors who have access to Personal Information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, KCS encourages all its organization or business partners to adopt and adhere to standards of
protection consistent with this Privacy Policy. KCS will not use the Personal Information, except as set forth herein, without your permission; provided, however, KCS shall own all such Personal Information and maintain copies of such as part of its records. If you do not wish to receive any such information or to allow KCS the right to use your personally identifiable information as described, please contact KCS in the manner identified in the “Opt-Out” section below.
Opt Out
You may choose not to receive such information and/or to allow KCS to use your information in the manner described above by simply checking the box provided on the contribution form itself or by contacting us directly at unsubscribed@KCSNY.org. Upon receipt and processing of an “opt out” request, KCS will, within its commercially reasonable amount of time, remove your information from any future marketing communications.
Security; No Liability
KCS has implemented security measures to help protect against the risk of loss, misuse and alteration of any information under KCS’s control. KCS also protects your online order information by implementing a security system called Virtru. These technologies protect and encrypt information to avoid the decoding of that information by anyone other than KCS. Nevertheless, such security measures may not prevent all loss, misuse, or alteration of information on the Website. You understand and agree that KCS is not responsible for any damages or liabilities relating to any such security failures.
You also understand and agree that data and communications, including e-mail and other electronic communications, may be accessed by unauthorized third parties when communicated over the Internet. Furthermore, the Site contains links to other websites. KCS is not responsible for nor can KCS ensure the privacy practices or content of such other sites.
AS SHARED BEFORE, YOUR CONTINUED VIEWING OF OR USE OF THIS SITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF ANY CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO ANY SUCH CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE ABOVE “NO LIABILTY” CONDITION, YOU MUST TIMELY NOTIFY OF YOUR OPT-OUT OPTION AND NOT PROVIDE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO KCS OR TO THE WEBSITE.
1) This data will be collected directly from You when you deliver Your contact information through our website or directly through staff.
2) “The purpose of KCS notifying you is to send out reminders about community events, encouraging our volunteers to vote, or gathering feedback on our Organizational procedures. “ in the section 3
3) Korean Community Services maintains strict privacy policies to protect the personal information of our users obtained for text message communications. This information is never sold, rented, released, or traded to others without prior consent or legal obligation. Any sharing of information with third parties is solely for the purpose of fulfilling the organization’s obligations to the user. We guarantee that it will never be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
4) SMS Opt-Out: If you are receiving text messages from us and wish to stop receiving them, simply respond with either “STOP” or “UNSUBSCRIBE” to the number from which you received the message. Once we receive your message, you will no longer receive further text messages from us.
IP Addresses and Cookies
Like other websites, KCS uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with KCS‘s servers, to administer the Site, and for security purposes.
“Cookies” are pieces of data sent from a web server to a web browser that enable a web server to identify users who visit a site hosted by that server. KCS may use Cookies in order to identify you to our site so that KCS can provide more customized information and services to you. In addition, our site may contain advertisements that may contain Cookies. In general, if you choose, you can disable the use of Cookies by reviewing your browser’s preferences and options.
A Special Note about Children.
KCS does not knowingly gather any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. KCS has no interest in collecting information from children under the age of 13.
Modification of Privacy Policy
KCS may change this Privacy Policy at any time, consistent with other policies and procedures of KCS. We will post the changed or amended Privacy Policy on the Website.
How to Contact KCS for Any Reason
You may contact KCS with questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, updating any personally identifiable information or anything else related to KCS and/or this Website at unsubscribed@KCSNY.org or (718) 939-6137.
